GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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WordMeaning
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
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relishcharacteristic flavor
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
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criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
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retractto draw back or in
bountifulliberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors